{"id":7896,"date":"2012-02-12T10:13:42","date_gmt":"2012-02-12T08:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/02\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-12-february-2012\/"},"modified":"2012-02-12T10:13:42","modified_gmt":"2012-02-12T08:13:42","slug":"south-africa-in-the-news-on-12-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/south-africa-in-the-news-on-12-february-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"South Africa in the News on 12 February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"rssdoodle\">\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/sport\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=4&#038;objectid=10785099\">Cricket: Uncontracted Hira now international bowler &#8211; New Zealand Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>nzherald.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Cricket: Uncontracted Hira now international bowlerNew Zealand HeraldRonnie Hira hopes his successful debut for New Zealand last night will see him selected against South Africa, but he&#39;s taking n <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/sport\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=4&#038;objectid=10785099\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/english.vietnamnet.vn\/en\/world-news\/18716\/south-africa--swiss-company-to-produce-cheaper-hiv-drugs.html\">South Africa, Swiss company to produce cheaper HIV drugs &#8211; VietNamNet Bridge<\/a> &#8211; <em>english.vietnamnet.vn<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPSouth Africa, Swiss company to produce cheaper HIV drugsVietNamNet Bridge&quot;This joint venture named Ketlaphela will establish the first pharmaceutical plant to manufacture active pharmaceutical <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/english.vietnamnet.vn\/en\/world-news\/18716\/south-africa--swiss-company-to-produce-cheaper-hiv-drugs.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page292681?oid=561841&#038;sn=2009+Detail\">South Africa&#039;s &#039;flawed democracy&#039; <\/a> &#8211; <em>moneyweb.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">South Africa&#39;s &#39;flawed democracy&#39;Moneyweb.co.zaSouth Africa was classified as a &#39;flawed democracy&#39; and ranked 30th out of 167 countries in The Economist&#39;s Democracy Index for 2 <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page292681?oid=561841&#038;sn=2009+Detail\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/news\/sport\/98178\/nz-to-face-south-africa-for-a-place-in-las-vegas-cup-final\">NZ to face South Africa for a place in Las Vegas Cup final &#8211; Radio New Zealand<\/a> &#8211; <em>radionz.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Brisbane TimesNZ to face South Africa for a place in Las Vegas Cup finalRadio New ZealandThe New Zealand rugby sevens side has booked a Cup semi-final against South Africa at the Las Vegas IRB tournam <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.radionz.co.nz\/news\/sport\/98178\/nz-to-face-south-africa-for-a-place-in-las-vegas-cup-final\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/my-mission-south-africa\/all-creatures-great-and-small?newsfeed=true\">All creatures great and small &#8211; The Guardian<\/a> &#8211; <em>guardian.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/12\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The GuardianAll creatures great and smallThe Guardian&quot;A zoological assault on the senses \u2013 that&#39;s the best way I can describe South Africa,&quot; says TV presenter and conservation expert C <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.guardian.co.uk\/my-mission-south-africa\/all-creatures-great-and-small?newsfeed=true\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thenationonlineng.net\/2011\/index.php\/business\/36442-ecobank-others-for-6th-africa-economic-forum.html\">Ecobank, others for 6th Africa Economic Forum &#8211; The Nation Newspaper<\/a> &#8211; <em>thenationonlineng.net<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Ecobank, others for 6th Africa Economic ForumThe Nation NewspaperBy Rita Ohai 1 hour ago ECOBANK will join other multinational companies at this year&#39;s edition of the 6th Africa Economic Forum in <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.thenationonlineng.net\/2011\/index.php\/business\/36442-ecobank-others-for-6th-africa-economic-forum.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.morethanthegames.co.uk\/hockey\/1116467-gleghorne-salvages-draw-great-britain-tie-series-with-south-africa\">Gleghorne salvages draw as Great Britain tie series with South Africa &#8211; More Than The Games<\/a> &#8211; <em>morethanthegames.co.uk<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">More Than The GamesGleghorne salvages draw as Great Britain tie series with South AfricaMore Than The GamesBy Sportsbeat staff MARK Gleghorne snatched a late equaliser as Great Britain&#39;s hockey me <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.morethanthegames.co.uk\/hockey\/1116467-gleghorne-salvages-draw-great-britain-tie-series-with-south-africa\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201202110127.html\">South Africa: Madiba to Appear On New Notes <\/a> &#8211; <em>allafrica.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NewsdaySouth Africa: Madiba to Appear On New NotesAllAfrica.com&quot;On behalf of Government and the people of South Africa, it is my honour and pleasure to announce that the new South African bank no <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/allafrica.com\/stories\/201202110127.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/world\/south-africa-bills-to-bear-nelson-mandela-s-image-1.3522276\">South Africa bills to bear Nelson Mandela&#039;s image &#8211; Newsday<\/a> &#8211; <em>newsday.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">NewsdaySouth Africa bills to bear Nelson Mandela&#39;s imageNewsdayWorld Newsday &gt; News &gt; World South Africa bills to bear Nelson Mandela&#39;s image Published: February 11, 2012 4:21 PM By The <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.newsday.com\/news\/world\/south-africa-bills-to-bear-nelson-mandela-s-image-1.3522276\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/JewishWorld\/JewishNews\/Article.aspx?id=257428\">Jewish innovators gather for South Africa &#8211; Jerusalem Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>jpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Jewish innovators gather for South AfricaJerusalem PostSo much so that the expert on environmental issues and Tibetan freedom activist was determined to set up a similar gathering in his native South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.jpost.com\/JewishWorld\/JewishNews\/Article.aspx?id=257428\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5iZEtj7-pLABY2HZVHVGJa7ilJVOQ?docId=CNG.298ed147731872d4e6278091cab9c895.881\">Southern Africa bloc discusses deadlocked AU chief vote &#8211; AFP<\/a> &#8211; <em>google.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The ZimbabweanSouthern Africa bloc discusses deadlocked AU chief voteAFPAn evaluation of the January polls and the strategy for the next vote were listed on the agenda of the meeting, also attended by <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/hostednews\/afp\/article\/ALeqM5iZEtj7-pLABY2HZVHVGJa7ilJVOQ?docId=CNG.298ed147731872d4e6278091cab9c895.881\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/oped\/Opinion\/South+Africa+should+head+the+AU\/-\/440808\/1324824\/-\/lfxj7i\/-\/\">South Africa should head the AU; it is the continent&#039;s only truly independent &#8230; &#8211; Daily Nation<\/a> &#8211; <em>nation.co.ke<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Daily NationSouth Africa should head the AU; it is the continent&#39;s only truly independent &#8230;Daily NationBy MURITHI MUTIGA One year on, the revisions are flowing in. It is always difficult to pred <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nation.co.ke\/oped\/Opinion\/South+Africa+should+head+the+AU\/-\/440808\/1324824\/-\/lfxj7i\/-\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/cricket\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=29&#038;objectid=10784946\">Cricket: Fetch the lawnmower&#8230; the grass needs a trim &#8211; New Zealand Herald<\/a> &#8211; <em>nzherald.co.nz<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.comCricket: Fetch the lawnmower&#8230; the grass needs a trimNew Zealand HeraldBy Andrew Alderson New Zealand might have a four-pronged pace attack these days but expect the groundsmen in Dun <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.nzherald.co.nz\/cricket\/news\/article.cfm?c_id=29&#038;objectid=10784946\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/south-africa-to-release-new-bank-notes-bearing-nelson-mandelas-image-president-says\/2012\/02\/11\/gIQAwOZB6Q_story.html\">South Africa to release new bank notes bearing Nelson Mandela&#039;s image &#8230; &#8211; Washington Post<\/a> &#8211; <em>washingtonpost.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPSouth Africa to release new bank notes bearing Nelson Mandela&#39;s image &#8230;Washington PostJOHANNESBURG \u2014 The complete series of South African bank notes will bear Nelson Mandela&#39;s image, th <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/business\/south-africa-to-release-new-bank-notes-bearing-nelson-mandelas-image-president-says\/2012\/02\/11\/gIQAwOZB6Q_story.html\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page295043?oid=561832&#038;sn=2009+Detail\">R1.6bn Aids drug plant could be a breakthrough <\/a> &#8211; <em>moneyweb.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">AFPR1.6bn Aids drug plant could be a breakthroughMoneyweb.co.zaCAPE TOWN &#8211; A R1.6bn joint venture between the government and leading biochemicals company, Lonza, is expected to significantly cut South <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.moneyweb.co.za\/mw\/view\/mw\/en\/page295043?oid=561832&#038;sn=2009+Detail\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/jobs-and-economy\/2012\/02\/south-africas-big-infrastructure-plans\/1193\/\">Can Rail Beef Up South Africa&#039;s Economy? &#8211; The Atlantic Cities<\/a> &#8211; <em>theatlanticcities.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">The Atlantic CitiesCan Rail Beef Up South Africa&#39;s Economy?The Atlantic Cities&#8230; generate skills and boost much needed job creation.&quot; But as the Mail and Guardian newspaper notes Zuma&#39;s <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlanticcities.com\/jobs-and-economy\/2012\/02\/south-africas-big-infrastructure-plans\/1193\/\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/sport\/cricket\/proteas\/street-smart-black-caps-to-test-proteas-1.1232119\">&#039;Street-smart&#039; Black Caps to test Proteas &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">ESPNcricinfo.com&#39;Street-smart&#39; Black Caps to test ProteasIndependent OnlineWhile acknowledging that New Zealand provides some foreign and difficult conditions, South Africa&#39;s coach Gary Ki <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/sport\/cricket\/proteas\/street-smart-black-caps-to-test-proteas-1.1232119\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970203646004577216902698941744.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\">South Africa to Put Nelson Mandela on Its Money &#8211; Wall Street Journal<\/a> &#8211; <em>online.wsj.com<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">BBC NewsSouth Africa to Put Nelson Mandela on Its MoneyWall Street JournalBy PATRICK MCGROARTY PRETORIA\u2014South Africa will replace its current banknotes with a new series bearing the image of Nelson <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/online.wsj.com\/article\/SB10001424052970203646004577216902698941744.html?mod=googlenews_wsj\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/africa\/sudan-and-south-sudan-sign-treaty-1.1232113\">Sudan and South Sudan sign treaty &#8211; Independent Online<\/a> &#8211; <em>iol.co.za<\/em><\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_date\">02\/11\/2012<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">Independent OnlineSudan and South Sudan sign treatyIndependent OnlineThe countries have also set up a monitoring mechanism so that complaints can be registered and dealt with peacefully, according to <a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.iol.co.za\/news\/africa\/sudan-and-south-sudan-sign-treaty-1.1232113\"> more&#8230; <\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"doodle_post\">\n<div class=\"doodle_meta\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel='nofollow' href=\"http:\/\/www.news24.com\/MyNews24\/South-Africas-BEE-and-AA-thoughtless-imprudence-or-responsible-necessity-20120211\">South Africa&#039;s BEE and AA-thoughtless imprudence or responsible necessity? 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